Wicked by Sara Shepard has just about the same premise as the last 5 or 6 books had in this series. Usually I wouldn’t like books like these at all, except for the author, Sara Shepard,puts so much suspense and mystery into the pages, that I couldn’t help but keep on reading these books. Because these books are so complex, with many tiny plots, and different characters, minor characters play a pretty big role. One of the most important side characters in my opinion are the friends and family of the four girls-some bad, some good. Once Spencer had found her “birth-mother” Olivia in New York City, she wanted to rush into changes, like moving to New York to be with her “mother”. Though her “mother” advised against it, Spencer found a place in New York, and bought it with her collage money that her other parents saved up for her. But when she went to find her apartment, their was no apartment that existed for that address, and her birth mother wasn’t to be found either. To make matters even worse when Spencer went back to check her bank account, there was no money it at all. Though in Spencer’s case it wasn’t that good, Hannah’s case was more positive. For Hannah it was Mike that made Hannah feel special by taking her shopping, and out to dinner. Though this was a small act of kindness, it boosted Hannah’s self esteem so maybe she would have as much trouble eating as she usually does. Sometimes in a person’s life,book or real, it is just a tiny touch of kindness, or hatred that can make all the difference.
After reading this book, I believe that Sara Shepard wanted this book to be more than just a chick flick type of book. But, instead a book that shows girls that being perfect, thin, and popular in high school isn’t all its cut out to be. To show girls, like me that they are just perfect the way they are. Therefore I think that this book’s target audience are girls in junior high, or just starting high school based on its reading level, and ,as I said above, the author’s purpose. Not only would a girl find this book a more than good read, she would probably get a message out of it too if she read between the lines. Overall I would give this book and 7 out of 10.
I’ve been wondering about these books…I might read them after I finish some of the ones I am planning on reading.
I’m guessing that you are going to keep on reading this series although you don’t like it. This series seems good.
I don’t think I would really want to read this book, because it’s more of a chick flick, but it might seem interesting for a different audience.